Quick Update

The project is currently on hold as Joseph is getting married!

After that we will be moving forward with a few interviews which we will post here. Look for new content in the Spring.

The Plan

Here is our plan for producing “Our Homeschool Story”

Phase One:

An online user generated documentary using YouTube. We will ask homeschool graduates to send us videos of themselves answering our documentary questions (see post below). We will also be filming homeschool alumni who live nearby and posting those videos to YouTube.

Phase Two:

Film a full length documentary pulling from the questions and videos that got the most response online.

That’s the plan for right now, we will be posting more info as it is available. Questions or comments leave a comment or email me ethan [at] ourhomeschoolstory.com

Tags: documentary, filme, homeschool, homeschooling, story

Homeschool Documentary Questions

Here is the first draft of questions we would like to ask homeschool graduates…

What’s your story?

• What was it like growing up as a homeschooler?
• What were you like as a homeschooler?
• How did you react to homeschooling then?
• How did your transition from homeschool to living on your own go?
• Did your homeschool experience adequately prepare you for living on your own?
• Do you see homeschooling as something that was beneficial or detrimental to you as an individual?
• Would you homeschool your children?
• What were your parents reasons for homeschooling?
• What is your relationship to your parents like?
• Do you think homeschooling has given you a closer relationship with your parents now that you’re an adult?
• How was relationship during your formative years?
• What would you say to parents who are thinking about homeschooling their children?
• What are the main three things that you took away from being homeschooled?

Have any suggestions or questions you would like to ask? Leave a comment.

Tags: documentary, graduate, homeschool, homeschooling, story

Introduction

Welcome to OurHomeschoolStory.com, as a homeschool alumni I get frequently asked about my experience with home education, I share my story by one story can’t convey the diversity of “homeschooling”. I have also had the opportunity over the years to meet and talk with many other alumni, all homeschooled, all with a different story.

So, this website is the first step in creating a documentary to share these stories. I have been asked “Will it be positive?” well that depends on the story. Some people (like myself) have had very positive homeschooling experiences, others have had very bad experiences, sometimes siblings have completely different stories. This documentary will attempt to share the full spectrum of the homeschool experience.

Have any thoughts? Leave them in the comments or email them to me.

A work in progress,

Ethan Demme

ethan [at] ourhomeschoolstory.com

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